Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Completes Sale of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant

Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Completes Sale of R.E.
Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 


ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rochester Gas and Electric
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy East Corporation (NYSE:EAS),
announced today that it has completed the sale of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power
Plant (Ginna) to Constellation Generation Group LLC.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021030/RGELOGO )

About RG&E:  RG&E serves approximately 356,000 electricity customers and
292,000 natural gas customers in the areas in and around Rochester, New York.
RG&E is a wholly owned subsidiary of RGS Energy, which merged with Energy East
Corporation in 2002.

About Energy East:  Energy East is a respected super-regional energy services
and delivery company that our customers can depend on every day.  We are a
motivated and skilled team of professionals dedicated to creating shareholder
value through our focus on profitable growth, operational excellence and strong
customer partnerships.  We serve about 3 million customers throughout upstate
New York and New England.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: Statements in this press release regarding RG&E's business which are not
historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and
uncertainties.  For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see "Forward-Looking Statements" in RG&E's Annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. 

http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021030/RGELOGODATASOURCE: Rochester Gas
and Electric Corporation



CONTACT:  Clyde Forbes, Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation,

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